Death toll in Somalia hotel blast rises to 26, police say
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A Somali police official says the death toll in Wednesday's attack on a hotel in the capital, Mogadishu, has risen to 26.
Capt. Mohamed Hussein says 52 others were injured in the assault that began with a suicide car bomb exploding at the hotel gate. He says some of the victims who suffered horrific wounds died in hospitals.
Islamic extremist group al-Shabab has claimed responsibility for the attack.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The homegrown extremist group is also announcing that it has killed three Somalis it says collaborated with the CIA and Kenyan and Somali governments.
Pro-al-Shabab websites say the three men were accused of helping in carrying out airstrikes against al-Shabab officials.
The sites say the men were killed in a public square in Yaqbarawe, a town in the southwest.